Determinants of access to anticancer medicines in South Asia: a multimethod study
Sundus Shukar, Iltaf Hussain, Ahamed Iqbal, Ali Rahimi, Gulam Mohiyuddin Shirol, Ibrahim Shirzad, Jigme Tenzin, Syed Masudur Rahman Dewan, Siwani Kumari Mishra, Amna Saeed, Zaheer-Ud-Din Babar, Caijun Yang, Yu Fang · 2026
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Shukar and a large team study access to anticancer medicines in South Asia in twenty twenty-six. The region carries a high cancer burden with low health coverage. Patients often pay large sums out of pocket for drugs. The team examined essential medicines lists, registration, and local production in eight countries.
They compared sixty-seven medicines from the World Health Organization list with national lists. Median national lists held only about twenty-four of those medicines. Registration was broader, with a median of forty-five medicines. Local production stayed very limited, with a median of six point five medicines. Interviews with thirty supply chain stakeholders named key barriers. Financial limits, weak regulation, and poor strategic planning stood out. The authors urge better coordination and regional production.
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| CREATOR | Sundus Shukar, Iltaf Hussain, Ahamed Iqbal, Ali Rahimi, Gulam Mohiyuddin Shirol, Ibrahim Shirzad, Jigme Tenzin, Syed Masudur Rahman Dewan, Siwani Kumari Mishra, Amna Saeed, Zaheer-Ud-Din Babar, Caijun Yang, Yu Fang |
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| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 63 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |